Inexpensive Toys

So like every new child in the world, Little Man absolutely has almost every toy made under the sun (whether it was the Chinese or American sun is another debate altogether). But as my mother reminded me last weekend, his favorite playthings aren't actually toys at all, they are the everday household items that we never would have put in the toy category. In keeping with Dave Letterman's Top 10 list, here are the Top 10 things that Little Man prefers to play with over his toys.

10: The Stairs (who doesn't)
9: The Refrigerator (a treasure chest of excitement)
8: The Tupperware drawers (much more exciting than the toy box)
7: The dishwasher (his climbing step)
6: Polycarbonate water bottle stash (he wants to be like mom and dad)
5: Dakota's Dog Dish (another climbing wall)
4: My black belt (he acts like it is a bull whip)
3: Wake Forest Demon Deacons beads (a NCAA Tournament must-have)
2: Dakota the dog's toys (much to her dismay!)
1: Our Primo 5-gallon water bottles (who knew)

Here's why he loves the water bottles. Now he is toddling all over the place and he loves to try to pick them up by the handles. Even though he is still a little too small to pick them up (the bottle is bigger than he is), he is able to push these bottles all over the floor. They are a walker!
It is so funny and so cute to see because he is very proud of himself when he's pushed them all over!

If we would only believe people when they tell us new parents that a child needs everything, they need everything that we already have to give them.